Part 5 Flashcards
(31 cards)
Proposed by Roger Sherman in 1787
That govt have a bicameral or two chambered congress- senate and the house
Each state would send an equal number to senate and 1 rep to house for each 30,000 residents
Great compromise of 1787
Series of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison John jay promoting the ratification of the US Constitution
The Federalist Papers
Freedom of speech, religion, press, right to peaceably assemble
1st Amendment
Right to bear arms
2nd Amendment
Ratified Dec 15, 1791
states that powers not granted to Federal govt , nor prohibited to it by the states, are reserved to the States , or to the people
10th amendment
Established the office if attorney general, first Edmund Randolph
Create the Federal court system
Organized the Supreme Court
Judiciary Act of 1789
Chief of staff to Gen. George Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Founder of nations financial system
Founder of first American political party The Federalists party
Alexander Hamilton
Organized the Democrat-Republican party
First Sec of state under George Washington
3rd president elected in the revolution of 1800
Thomas Jefferson
Article 1, section 8, clause 18 granted congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
Elastic Clause
Plan to pay off all war debts
Assumption of debts incurred by states during revolution
Raising govt revenues- thru taxes
Creating a national bank
Hamiltons financial plan
Bank of U.S. Powerful, semi-private institution Fed govt major stockholder Surplus govt money would be deposited Could print needed money Controversial
National Bank
1794 refused to pay the exercise tax
First challenge to the new governments authority
GW called on militia from other states and rebellion dissolved when the army appeared
Whiskey Rebellion 1794
Louis XVI
same monarch who ad authorized French assistant for the American Revolution
Overthrown in 1789
Executed by the revolutionaries
1000s of upperclass man/ woman/child died
French Revolution
In 1793 issued by GW,
New the US was not strong enough to participate in a war
Announced the governments official neutrality in the European war
Neutrality Proclamation 1793
Aimed at poor immigrants coming to US
People who would be pro Jeffersonian
Some provisions
Must be US resident 14 yrs before becoming citizen rather than 5
President was empowered to deport dangerous foreigners
Alien Laws
Anyone who impeded the policies of govt would be subject to fines imprisonment
10!Jeffersonian editors were convicted and jailed
Sedition Act
Anonymously written by TJ and James Madison in protest to the Alien/Sedition Laws
Stressed the “compact theory” of govt
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
John Adams signed into law the Judicary act of 1801 which recognized the federal court system
The midnight judges were selected by President John Adams who signed appointments up to midnight on his last day in office
The Midnight Judges
President Jefferson refused to recognize the midnight judges appointments and that lead to this case
Feb 24, 1803
Judicial review “the right” of the Supreme Court that they are the last arbiter of what is constitutional and what isn’t
Marbury vs.Madison
Adams had appointed him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
During his last days as President
Federalist Party would die, but he added down federalist rulings for 34 yrs!
Probably did more than AH to establish the Hamiltonian
Wanted strong central govt and a lose interpretation of the constitution
John Marshall
1803 France secretly regains control of LA from a weakened Spain But a weakened France and with out Santa Domingo as a base Napoleon was in the mood to get whatever he could for LA SWEET DEAL Offered all LA New Orleans Purchase treaties signed April 30, 1803 $15million 3 cents/acre More than doubled size of US 828,000 sq miles
Louisiana Purchase 1803
1743-1803 was a self taught military leader
Santo Domingo rebellion which eventually succeeded and yellow fever 1000 of French soldiers Napoleon needed for other conflicts
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Thomas Jefferson sent an exploration team in 1804 to see what America aquired in LA Purchase
Lewis and Clark
Woman who went on expedition with Lewis and Clark acting as an interpreter and guide
Sacajawea